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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
A few corrections
Can I say,
(a) The road towards Thomas Street is closed.
(b) The bird stays in the cage.
(c) The bird is locked up in a cage.
(d) The barber is trimming the man's hair.
(e) The road to town is closed.
(a) The road towards Thomas Street is closed.
(b) The bird stays in the cage.
(c) The bird is locked up in a cage.
(d) The barber is trimming the man's hair.
(e) The road to town is closed.
Top answer
(a) The road t owards Thomas Street is closed. -- Possible, but not very likely. You probably mean "The road to Thomas Street is closed" (in other words, the road that leads to Thomas Street).
- (a) The road t owards Thomas Street is closed.
- -- Possible, but not very likely.
- You probably mean "The road to Thomas Street is closed" (in other words, the road that leads to Thomas Street).
- Another possibility is "The road is closed towards Thomas Street", which means that the closure occurs in the vicinity of its junction with Thomas Street.
- (b) The bird stays in the cage.
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(a) The road towards Thomas Street is closed. -- Possible, but not very likely. You probably mean "The road to Thomas Street is closed" (in other words, the road that leads to Thomas Street). Another possibility is "The road is closed towards Thomas Street", which means that the closure occurs in the vicinity of its junction with Thomas Street.
(b) The bird stays in
(b) The bird stays in
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